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  • The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us
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  • Noson S. Yanofsky
  • 2013
  • Published by: The MIT Press
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An exploration of the scientific limits of knowledge that challenges our deep-seated beliefs about our universe, our rationality, and ourselves.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. 2-7
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. 1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-14
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  1. 2. Language Paradoxes
  2. pp. 15-30
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  1. 3. Philosophical Conundrums
  2. pp. 31-64
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  1. 4. Infinity Puzzles
  2. pp. 65-96
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  1. 5. Computing Complexities
  2. pp. 97-134
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  1. 6. Computing Impossibilities
  2. pp. 135-160
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  1. 7. Scientific Limitations
  2. pp. 161-234
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  1. 8. Metascientific Perplexities
  2. pp. 235-296
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  1. 9. Mathematical Obstructions
  2. pp. 297-338
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  1. 10. Beyond Reason
  2. pp. 339-354
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 355-378
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 379-392
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  1. Index
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